Keith Earls Declared Fit To Travel To Japan Following Injury Concern

The IRFU have confirmed that Keith Earls will travel to Japan as part of the World Cup squad despite injury concerns following Saturday’s win over Wales in the Aviva Stadium.

The Munster winger was accompanied off the pitch by a member of the medical staff in the second half of the 19-10 victory. Earls took his place on the bench with an ice-pack firmly attacked to his upper knee/quad area.

However, fears over his fitness have been today allayed as the IRFU confirmed that the squad to travel to Japan on Wednesday shows no changes from that which was named last week.

Ireland are due to arrive in Japan later this week and will continue preparations for their World Cup opener against Scotland on September 22.